子午線
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Chinese
| north and south; midnight and noon; midnight and midday | thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (子午線/子午綫) | 子午 | 線/綫 | |
| simp. (子午线) | 子午 | 线 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi2 ng5 sin3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-ngó͘-sòaⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhwǔsiàn
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-wu3-hsien4
- Yale: dž-wǔ-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyywuushiann
- Palladius: цзыусянь (czyusjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 ng5 sin3
- Yale: jí ńgh sin
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 ng5 sin3
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 ng5 xin3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ siːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-ngó͘-sòaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tsú-ngóo-suànn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zwngofsvoax
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
子午線
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 子 | 午 | 線 |
| し Grade: 1 |
ご Grade: 2 |
せん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
From 子 (shi, “Chinese zodiac Rat”, representing the north) + 午 (go, “the Chinese zodiac Ox”, representing the south) + 線 (-sen, “line”).